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2014 SsangYong Rodius photographed completely undisguised

2014 SsangYong Rodius

Won't win any design awards

The next generation of the SsangYong Rodius has been photographed without any camouflage.

Although this week's teaser photos looked slightly promising, the 2014 Rodius is not what many people would call an attractive car. Nevertheless, it still looks significantly better than the outgoing model, especially at the back with those wraparound taillights.

Set for a public debut next month in Geneva, the 2014 Rodius will be sold in South Korea and other regions of the world as the Korando Turismo. We already know the minivan will be available with a 2.0-liter diesel engine and a 3.2-liter gasoline unit. Details are limited right now but the diesel could generate 155 HP (114 kW) and 265 lb-ft (360 Nm) of torque.

Comments (23)

This is actually a significant improvement over its predecessor. In fact, dead-on, the rear is actually fine. The rest of the car, however, is a mess (albeit less so than before).
The new Mitsubishi Outlander, in my opinion, is almost as catastrophically ugly.

Interior reminds me of a prius with a land rover steering wheel. Whats worse is that they seem to have felt it neccesary to put dials in both the centre of the dash and behind the steering while rather than either/or giving the dash a very cluttered look. Exterior is an improvement, though it would have benefited from a smaller rear overhang.

please I beg annyone, please disguise it and never show us the result. We are waiting for years to see the unveil of some good cars and this thing after 1 week they already show us the mess they did, its not fair

... and if anyone can imagine the previous generation was designed by Ken Greenley, from London's Royal College of Art, but he probably just wanted to make sure that this car will have no customers in Europe and America... and something funny I've found about its design: "Imagine a minivan exposed to toxic levels of radiation, and it would probably mutate into something like the Rodius"